WINTERS BONE!!:
Key Cast: Jennifer Lawrence,
Genre: Drama
Writer: Debra Granik
Director: Debra Granik
Themes: Family, Friends, mystery.
Release: July 2010
Winter's Bone is a film about a young girl called Ree who has to find her Dad before the house is taken away and her family thrown out. Whilst trying to get help from friends and family they all tell her to stay out of it and leave it alone, but she refuses.
Key Scenes: An important scene in Winters Bone is when Ree's brother want to ask the neighbors for food. She replies "never ask for what oughta be offered". This scene is important as it show the audience that "Ree" is a tough character and that although she is 17 she doesn't show any signs of weakness. This is important to the story line as it explains why she ignores the advice of her friends and family in order to protect the ones she love.
Micro-features:
Mise-en-scene is important in this film as it is used to show the background/personality of Ree. Mise-en-scene is used to show where she lives and how little she owns. The house is shown to be dirty and small, but when she finds out she could lose it, she does everything she can to change that. The audience feel sympathetic towards Ree as the house is important to her. She is brought up in a poor community where people try and do anything to help one another. The film makes an effort to show how little people own to back up the story line that Ree expects people to help her out but instead they try and deter her.
Cinematography is also important as throughout the film there are several scenes where it shows long/mid shots of Ree walking through the wooded area. This is important as it shows to the audience that she is determined to find out what happened to her dad. She will not be put off by any obstacle.
Overall, i thought that this film was good as throughout the film you could tell that there was something not quite right with the whole situation. This made it grab my attention and keep me watching the film. Even though at the end the main mystery was revealed, the film still ended with a mystery about the money. This made the film more interesting as I wanted to find out what actually happened.
Mise-en-scene is important in this film as it is used to show the background/personality of Ree. Mise-en-scene is used to show where she lives and how little she owns. The house is shown to be dirty and small, but when she finds out she could lose it, she does everything she can to change that. The audience feel sympathetic towards Ree as the house is important to her. She is brought up in a poor community where people try and do anything to help one another. The film makes an effort to show how little people own to back up the story line that Ree expects people to help her out but instead they try and deter her.
Cinematography is also important as throughout the film there are several scenes where it shows long/mid shots of Ree walking through the wooded area. This is important as it shows to the audience that she is determined to find out what happened to her dad. She will not be put off by any obstacle.
Overall, i thought that this film was good as throughout the film you could tell that there was something not quite right with the whole situation. This made it grab my attention and keep me watching the film. Even though at the end the main mystery was revealed, the film still ended with a mystery about the money. This made the film more interesting as I wanted to find out what actually happened.
Grace I am glad as it seems that you almost enjoyed this film. This feels as though you are still leaning too much on your ability to review and NOT analyse a film. Focus more on what you believe the film makers are trying to convey to the audience in terms of mood and tone as well as literal meanings. You need to continue to watch films out of your comfort zone. This is how you will grow as a film maker by having a broad body of films to draw references from.
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